Tourniquets, Hacksaws & Graves

AUTOPSY'S RELENTLESS ONSLAUGHT OF DUAL GUITAR MASTERY & VOCALS FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE “This is killer!” Nick Ruskell, Kerrang “Autopsy remains one of the most fearsome and dependable cult names in extreme metal” Jonathan Selzer, Metal Hammer One of the early breed of US death metal acts, Autopsy formed in 1987 in San Francisco and released 4 albums on Peaceville Records - beginning with the classic debut ‘Severed Survival’ in 1989 - before disbanding in 1995, with members going on to form Abscess. Autopsy triumphantly and officially returned from the grave after a 15-year hiatus with the 2010 EP, ‘The Tomb Within’. This was followed by the release of the band’s fifth studio album, ‘Macabre Eternal’ in 2011, to great acclaim, as well as last year’s opus of aural sickness ‘Puncturing the Grotesque’. Autopsy notably features legendary drummer Chris Reifert, who began his recording career with US metal greats, Death, before taking on the unusual duty of handling both drums and vocals for Autopsy. The band has influenced a whole generation of extreme metal bands, from Entombed to Darkthrone. ‘Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves’ is the band's seventh studio album. It was recorded at Fantasy Studios with producer Adam Munoz and saw a continuation of Autopsy’s pursuit of the ultimate in metallic horror and extremity, combining the masterful guitar duo of Eric Cutler and Danny Coralles with Joe Trevisano on bass duties. From all-out death metal savagery to crawling, doom-filled sludgery with Chris Reifert’s distinctive brand of vocal sickness, ‘Tourniquets, Hacksaws & Graves’ further pushes the limits of taste and brutality. Artwork comes courtesy of Wes Benscoter, who was also previously responsible for the stunning ‘Macabre Eternal’ album cover. “TOURNIQUETS TIGHTEN....HACKSAWS RIP.....GRAVES ARE FILLED.....THIS IS AUTOPSY, THIS IS DEATH METAL.... With the stench of ‘The Headless Ritual’ still permeating the befouled air, Autopsy has once again come for your very metal soul with their newest blood soaked homage to all things dark, twisted and horrific....once again bone crushingly heavy nightmares await....”Tourniquets, Hacksaws and Graves” will awaken the most depraved part of the coldest zombie’s stare.....blood will flow, brains will be destroyed, coffin lids will be opened…”. AUTOPSY

Though "Tourniquets, Hacksaw and Graves" has been out a few months, it still seems like only yesterday AUTOPSY's previous album "The Headless Ritual" hit the metal masses. It as if AUTOPSY has set out to hurriedly make up for the lost time of their fifteen year hiatus. Since 2010, this band has chur...

A review of Tourniquets Hacksaws and Graves by the gore fiends in Autopsy, available April 21st in Europe and the 29th in North America via Peaceville Records. BLEEARGH!